A. auxiliary V-dape | V again |
B. auxiliary V-seppe | fail to V |
C. dape-seppe=S | S stumble, trip |
Dape and seppe occur only as auxiliaries, except for dape-seppe ‘stumble, trip’, which is the only time dape appears as a primary verb. The obstacle stumbled upon or tripped over is marked with su.
Dape as an auxiliary can also mean ‘back, behind, after’ as in
D. da-dape=A=O | A follow, go after O |
E. se-dape=A(=O) | A say back, reply to O |
Dape is derived from da plus the particle pe ‘from’.
Seppe is used to mean try but fail to V, or intend but then end up not V-ing. Some less transparent constructions are:
F. da-seppe=S | S avoid, shun, fail to go (AVOIDED=du) |
G. se-seppe=S | S misspeak |
Seppe is derived from sede and pe.
Tomorrow: deye.